If scientific reasoning is merely Bayesian, why does Eliezer tell us to abandon science in order to stick with Bayes? It seems to me that it is easy to represent strict standards of evidence within looser ones, but not vice versa. The frequency of ‘Bayesian reasoners’ mistaking data for evidence on this site should serve as example enough.
Not all rectangles are squares, Mr. Tarleton.
If scientific reasoning is merely Bayesian, why does Eliezer tell us to abandon science in order to stick with Bayes? It seems to me that it is easy to represent strict standards of evidence within looser ones, but not vice versa. The frequency of ‘Bayesian reasoners’ mistaking data for evidence on this site should serve as example enough.